Umbrella



(No Model.)

s. B. MQGONNIOO.

- No. 429,466. Patented June 3, 1890.

UNITED ST TES PATE T OFFICE.

" SAMUEL B. MOOONNICO, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

UMBRELLA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 429,466, dated June 3, 1890.

Application filed August 31, 1889. Serial No. 322,607. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL BLAKE MoOoN- NICO, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in an Umbrella and Parasol; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in umbrellas and parasols; and it has for its obj eat to provide means whereby the cover thereof may be placed in position upon the frame and removed at pleasure without the employment of skilled labor, and also to provide means whereby the attaching-ring is durably secured to the cover and prevented from tearing therefrom.

The improvements consist in the construction, novel combination, and adaptation of devices hereinafter specifically pointed out and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved umbrella complete. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the frame, the cover being removed. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the umbrella, partly broken away, showing in dotted lines the re-enforcing strips. .Fig. 4 is ahorizontal side view of one of the ribs detached, showing the improved securing-hooks adjacent to the end thereof. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the securing-hook arranged on the under side of the rib. Fig. 6 is a side view of a detached rib, showing a modification of the securing device. Fig. 7 is'a similar View showing an other modification of the securing device. Fig. 8 is an inverted View of a portion of the umbrella-cover secured to a portion of one of the ribs, showing the improved attaching devices in position. Fig. 9 is a similar view showing the re-enforcing strips for the connecting-ring; and Fig. 10 is a view of a portion of one of the ribs, showing one of the eyelets on its hook.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In describing the construction of my device I will now refer by letter to the various parts, A being a cover for umbrella or parasol.

B is the rod.

F is a rib made in the ordinary manner and provided with a hook attachment, as shown by D.

O is the end of the rib.

E is an eyelet, which may be of metal or' other material, and is held securely in position to the cover of an umbrella or parasol by a cord G or a tape or cord H, as shown in Fig. 9 and by dotted lines in Fig. 3.

It is obvious that the eyelet may be sewed or stitched to the cover by carrying the securing-threads around the trunk thereof.

The attachments D may be constructed, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, with sufficient tension to permit the eyelet E to be readily adjusted, as shown in Fig. 10, or, where preferable, the construction as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 may be used, thus giving a sufficient bearing to hold eyelet in position.

In adjusting the cords G or tape H to the cover A of an umbrella or parasol it may be placed on the reverse side of cover, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, thus giving increased strehgth to the scams, or where preferable a tape or cord may be placed near the edge of cover, as shown in Fig. 9. The eyelets E being securely attached to cover A, the latter is simply placed over the end of rod B in the'usual manner and is drawn over the ribs F, and the eyelets E are passed over the end of the ribs at O, or in the groove or loop D by compressing the rib, and is held in position by the hook attachment D, which acts as a bearing or shoulder. When it is desired to release the eyelet, simply compress the rib of the umbrella or parasol slightly and pull the eyelet toward you, and it is readily disengaged.

A striking advantage of my device is that I give strength to a heretofore weak point in attaching the cover of an umbrella or parasol to end of the ribs, thus avoiding all injury to cover, which is the case where an adjustment is made by sewing cover to ribs or in using metal tips.

By reference to Fig. 6 it will be seen that I form a depression in the rib at a point just beneath the hook, and such construction is preferable in many cases Where it is desirable to allow a more firm attachment of the cover.

Having fully described my invention, what 5 I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the cover, of the eyelets E, secured thereto, the strings G, connected with the eyelet-s, the stick, the ribs, and the inverted hooks D on the lower outer side of 10 the ribs to receive the eyelets, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

SAMUEL B. MCCONNICO. *itnesses:

PERCY D. PARKS, HELMUTH IIOLTZ. 

